Hawaii’s Bryan Clay is the Big Kahuna
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Be an Angel Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kula: Gold PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Gol: Gold HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The plant has become a tree.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.” (Cicero) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — WOZ.ORG WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Livestrong Challenge NETCAST OF THE WEEK — TruthDig.com Podcast GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Project Gutenberg
August 21st: Hawaii Sierra Club Director Jeff Mikulina Steps Down. More > August 22nd: Hawai’i’s Bryan Clay wins the gold medal in Olympic Decathalon. Clay, the Castle High graduate from Kane’ohe, led from start to finish to become the first American since 1996 to win the Olympic decathlon gold medal today as the “world’s greatest athlete.” More >
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 22nd
1775: King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion
1846: U.S. annexes New Mexico
1851: Gold fields discovered in Australia
1864: Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations
1906: First Victor Victrola manufactured
1988: Australia unveils first platinum coin (Koala)
1990: President Bush I authorizes calling up of reserves as a step that leads to sending U.S. forces to the Gulf in preparation for the 1991 Gulf War
1996: President Clinton signs welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients
2003: Alabama’s chief justice, Roy Moore, is suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.
2005: The last Jewish settlers leave the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel’s turbulent occupation.
1846: U.S. annexes New Mexico
1851: Gold fields discovered in Australia
1864: Geneva Convention signed, by 12 nations
1906: First Victor Victrola manufactured
1988: Australia unveils first platinum coin (Koala)
1990: President Bush I authorizes calling up of reserves as a step that leads to sending U.S. forces to the Gulf in preparation for the 1991 Gulf War
1996: President Clinton signs welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients
2003: Alabama’s chief justice, Roy Moore, is suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.
2005: The last Jewish settlers leave the Gaza Strip, ending decades of Israel’s turbulent occupation.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 22nd
1862: Claude Debussy, composer
1893: Dorothy Parker, short story writer
1920: Ray Bradbury, sci-fi author
1934: Norman Schwartzkopf, U.S. General
1940: Valerie Harper, actress
1941: Bill Parcells. football executive
1945: Steve Kroft, broadcast journalist
1947: Cindy Williams, actress
1949: Diana Nyad, swimmer
1966: Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist
1862: Claude Debussy, composer
1893: Dorothy Parker, short story writer
1920: Ray Bradbury, sci-fi author
1934: Norman Schwartzkopf, U.S. General
1940: Valerie Harper, actress
1941: Bill Parcells. football executive
1945: Steve Kroft, broadcast journalist
1947: Cindy Williams, actress
1949: Diana Nyad, swimmer
1966: Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist
